Lot 252: Carl Valente "Village of Selworthy" Art Print
Estate Auction (82): Multiple-Estate Liquidation Roseville, CA · Sold
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- Auction
- Estate Auction (82): Multiple-Estate Liquidation Roseville, CA
- Lot Number
- 252
- Status
- Sold
- Hammer / Price
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- Opening Bid
- $5.00
- Accepted Bids
- 15
- Closed
- 3/17/24 9:13 PM PT
Description
Carl Valente was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1928. He revealed a natural artistic ability at an early age when he was 17 he won a national art contest, and received a scholarship to the prestigious Cleveland Art Institute where he continued to study for several years. His artistic ability was of special interest to the Los Angeles Herald examiner, where he was invited to join the newspaper as a staff artist, illustrator and designer of the Sunday color magazines. He stayed with the examiner for 22 years and worked on a number of color inserts including California living and TV Weekly, where his art, prints and posters were admired by millions of the Southwest in Pacific Coast. During this period, Valente became intensely involved in murals and painted commissioned murals for private individuals and corporations, many of which have been published in leading magazines throughout the USA.